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tobiii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
readingtempeh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Pedophilia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and War
withlovesparrow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Torture
bumblingbee03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Genocide, Gun violence, Torture, Vomit, and Alcohol
tmook's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Self harm, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Pedophilia
dr_amy_k_west's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Torture
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury
cdoubet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying and Child death
Minor: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking
rebeccamgwck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Pedophilia, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Ableism and Domestic abuse
redheadorganist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault
readwithria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I love a mythology retelling or reimagining, and that’s what I thought Lore would be. Instead, it was a giant game of hide and seek with a couple of Greek gods and multiple McGuffins. This was more of a thriller through a filter of mythology instead of what I was hoping it would be.
I think that part of the problem was the pacing. I found the first ~60-70% to be kinda boring. Once we got to the climax it definitely became more interesting, but unfortunately there wasn’t enough time given to the resolution for that climax to feel impactful. Part of that is because this book takes place over seven days, and that’s not very long, but there’s a lot of exposition and expository monologues.
Another issue I had was with the romance subplot. I did not feel any chemistry between the two love interests until the very end of the book. The pining between two secondary characters was more compelling for me. Honestly, Miles and Van are the two most interesting characters and we don’t spend nearly enough time getting to know them.
All in all, this book was fine. It did what it set out to do, I’m just not convinced that what it set out to do was particularly interesting. 3.5 stars.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and War
Minor: Fire/Fire injury